Bangladesh vs India: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI
Bangladesh
22.3%
in 2024
India
18.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
111th
India rank
113th
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 22.3% against 18.6% in India, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 111th and India ranks 113th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 18.8% | 8.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 20.6% | 2.1% | India |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks as a proportion of gni, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 22.3% against 18.6% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks as a proportion of gni between Bangladesh and India?
- 3.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Bangladesh ranks 111th and India ranks 113th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.